The first day of the inaugural stage (in attendance) of the Indoor Archery World Series 2022, a very important event also in view of the Nimes with the first stage of the Indoor World Series 2022. Also present was the Olympic bronze medalist Lucilla Boari”>European Indoor Championships scheduled from 14 to 21 February in Lasko (Slovenia).
Day-1 reserved for the first qualifying arrows, waiting to complete the picture of the ranking rounds tomorrow morning with the last two groups of archers engaged in all categories of the event. Saturday afternoon will then be the scene of the direct elimination fights up to the semifinals, while Sunday will be the day of the finals.
Good performance at the moment in a blue key in the female recurvo for Pia Lionetti (570 points) and Claudia Mandia (568), respectively fourth and fifth in the provisional ranking when there are still 37 athletes who have to shoot the 60 arrows of the ranking round tomorrow. At the moment the French Anaelle Florent leads with 584 points.
Archery, Indoor World Series Nimes 2022: important test for some Azzurri towards the indoor European Championships
No Italian engaged today in the male recurve, with the Belgian Jarno De Smedt who set the bar at 590 points, obtaining the best score today. Noteworthy instead in the compound division the results of Sergio Pagni (595) and Valerio Della Stua (591), virtually third and sixth in a provisional ranking led by the tandem composed by the Dutch champion Mike Schloesser and from the Danish Stephan Hansen (with 597 points each).
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